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Last month, the state Attorney General’s Office sent a letter to more than 14,000 homeowners to educate them about foreclosure rescue scams. A number of people called to ask why they were on the list, how they could get off the list, why a renter would receive a letter, whether they were in foreclosure, and if their credit rate would be affected.
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The number of parents who live with their kids grew 67 percent to 3.6 million from 2000 to 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of parents under age 65 in these households increased by 75 percent.
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Recently I wrote about Seattle magazine selecting downtown Bellevue as one of the best neighborhoods in the Seattle area for boomers who are downsizing. Its article, “Best Neighborhoods: The Well-Known, the Best-Kept Secrets, and the Unexpected Picks of 2008,” appeared in the July issue of the magazine. I wondered what boomers who live in downtown Bellevue think about it. The Downtown Bellevue Network, an organization that offers resources online and off for businesses and community members, helped me find Trisha Nerney, 53, who agreed to do an e-mail interview about downtown Bellevue living.
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Downtown Bellevue and Kirkland are the best neighborhoods in the Seattle area for boomers who are down sizing, according to “Best Neighborhoods: The Well-Known, the Best-Kept Secrets, and the Unexpected Picks of 2008,” an article in of Seattle magazine’s, July issue.
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